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[Travel & Exploration] [Cook, Captain James] Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Relation des voyages entrepris par ordre de sa majeste Britannique, et successivement executes par le Commodore Bzyron, le Capitaine Carteret, le Capitaine Wallis & le Capitaine Cook, dans les vaisseaux le Dauphin, le Swallow & l’Endeavour Paris: Saillant et Nyon and Panckoucke, 1774. In four volumes. First French octavo edition. 8vo. (iv), 445; (ii), 643; (iv), 472; (iv), 399 pp. With half-titles in each volume. Contemporary full mottled calf, stamped in gilt, red and black morocco spine labels, extremities and boards rubbed and variously worn, front and rear joints dry and splitting, spine ends chipped; matching marbled edges and endpapers. Together with: Voyage dans l’hemisphere austral, et autour du monde… Paris: Hotel de Thou, 1778. In six volumes. First French octavo edition. 8vo. (iv), 496; (iv), 516; (iv), 500; (iv), 499; vii, 420; viii, 367, (1) pp. With half-titles in each volume. Bound as above, extremities and boards rubbed and variously worn, joints dry and rubbed, front and rear joints of first volume splitting; embossed armorial stamp on half-title of first volume; scattered spotting to text; prelim edges variously darkened in each volume. Together with: Troisieme voyage de Cook, ou voyage a l’ocean Pacifique… Paris: Hotel de Thou, 1785. In four volumes. First French octavo edition. 8vo. (iv), 512; (iv), 512; (iv), 592; (iv), 584, 111 pp.With half-titles in each volume. Bound as above, extremities and boards rubbed and variously worn, spines and joints dry and blistered, some joint ends splitting, spine ends chipped; scattered minor spotting to text; photocopied armorial book-plate on front free endpaper of first volume. First French octavo edition of Cook's voyages.